I've realised that i'm an idiot, Ditches the ibm drives, restarted the library.
All working now. Thank you Jason. Dec 20 17:12:07 backup lin_taped[3344]: lin_taped terminated. Dec 20 17:12:10 backup kernel: lin_tape 1.10.0 is unloaded. Dec 20 17:12:27 backup kernel: mptsas: ioc0: removing ssp device, channel 0, id Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: mptsas: ioc0: attaching ssp device, channel 0, id 8, phy 0 Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: Vendor: IBM Model: ULT3580-TD4 Rev: 77B1 Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03 Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: st 6:0:1:0: Attached scsi tape st0 Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: st0: try direct i/o: yes (alignment 512 B) Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: st 6:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 1 Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: Vendor: IBM Model: 3573-TL Rev: 4.40 Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 05 Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: ch0: type #1 (mt): 0x1+1 [medium transport] Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: ch0: type #2 (st): 0x1000+23 [storage] Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: ch0: type #3 (ie): 0x10+1 [import/export] Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: ch0: type #4 (dt): 0x100+1 [data transfer] Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: ch0: dt 0x100: READ ELEMENT STATUS failed Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: ch0: INITIALIZE ELEMENT STATUS, may take some time ... Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: ch0: ... finished Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: ch 6:0:1:1: Attached scsi changer ch0 Dec 20 17:13:30 backup kernel: ch 6:0:1:1: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 8 #btape ULT3580-TD4 all works even with the autochanger part: === Autochanger test === 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command. Slot 1 loaded. I am going to unload it. 3302 Issuing autochanger "unload 1 0" command. unload status=OK 0 3303 Issuing autochanger "load 1 0" command. 3303 Autochanger "load 1 0" status is OK. 20-Dec 17:20 btape: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. 20-Dec 17:20 btape: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 1. btape: btape.c:338 open device "ULT3580-TD4" (/dev/st0): OK btape: btape.c:1206 Rewound "ULT3580-TD4" (/dev/st0) btape: btape.c:1213 Wrote EOF to "ULT3580-TD4" (/dev/st0) The test autochanger worked!! //Simon ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users